The vast Grasberg copper-gold mine in Indonesian-occupied West Papua is a continuing source of tension between the Indonesian government and those campaigning for West papuan independence. London-based Rio Tinto helped to finance the mine’s expansion …
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Amungme leader warns Freeport it could be closed down
Rio Tinto hits a snag in US copper mine clean-up
In November 2001, Rio Tinto secured a “Notice of Completion (COC)” from Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirming that it had successfully reclaimed its Flambeau copper mine. This enterprise generated massive opposition by a …
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British Beowulf reported again for breach of Swedish Minerals Act
Swedish Saami Council Press Release
11 January 2012
The Saami communities of Sirges and Jåhkågaska have today submitted a complaint to the Swedish Minerals Inspectorate claiming that Beowulf Mining has allegedly conducted unauthorized exploration drilling …
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BHP’s toxic legacy continues at Ok Tedi
When BHP Billiton pulled out of the Ok Tedi mine in Papua New Guinea, it was because it recognised that the mine should never have been constructed in the way it was – with riverine …
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Opponents appeal decision to permit Michigan nickel-copper mine
Environmental and community groups opposed to a nickel and copper mine being constructed in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula aren’t giving up the fight. AP reports that four groups against the Eagle Mine, under construction by Kennecott …
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Statement by communities affected by mining in La Guajira, Colombia
A gathering of communities was held in late November and a strong statement isued about the damge done by mining in La Guajira – including by Cerrejon Coal, owned by London-listed Anglo American, BHP Billiton …
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GCM challenged to pull out of Phulbari coal project
Bangladeshi activists demonstrate against GCM Resources
See Morning Star report on the demonstration organised by the UK Branch of the National Committee for the Protection of Bangladesh’s Oil, Gas, Natural Resource, Power and Ports.
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British Beowulf caught drilling illegally
Beowulf Mining, the company behind the Kallak exploration project in Jokkmokk, Northern Sweden, has been undertaking exploration drilling in breach of the Swedish Minerals’ Act. The company has been drilling without a valid work plan.…
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Proud Indonesian Miners’ End Strike at Grasberg
An agreement was signed in Jakarta on 14 December between PT Freeport Indonesia Workers’ Union (SP KEP SPSI) and management of the world’s largest gold and second largest copper mining complex – Grasberg in Papua …
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Saami communities protest in London over mining
This morning representatives of several Indigenous Saami communities from Scandinavia protested outside the ‘Mines and Money’ London conference in order to raise awareness over the destruction of their traditional lands by mining.
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Xstrata under fire on three continents
Protesters storm Xstrata’s London HQ
Protesters’ account and comments at N30, corporate greed, Xstrata and the right to protest, http://occupylsx.org/?p=1755.
See also:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15967800 and
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/30/occupy-activists-xstrata-hq-london
Xstrata’s Tampakan mine attacked by community in …
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Canadian Indigenous Peoples to fight tarsands pipeline
Aboriginal groups in the Canadian Pacific province of British Columbia said on Thursday they had formed a united front to oppose all exports of crude oil from the Alberta tar sands through their territories.
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